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HUSKY NATION · MOUNTAIN WEST · SINCE 1966

Northern Illinois Season by Season

Every Northern Illinois football season on one page back to 1966: won-lost records, conference records, bowl results and final rankings for all 61 of them.

SEASON BY SEASON

61 SEASONS · 1966–2026 · 313–342–4 ALL-TIME · 12 NAMED BOWL GAMES

SEASONRECORDCONFERENCEBOWLFINAL RANK
20260–00–0––
20253–92–6 conf2–6––
20248–54–4 conf · Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (W)4–4Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (W)–
20237–65–3 conf · Camellia Bowl (W)5–3Camellia Bowl (W)–
20223–92–6 conf2–6––
20219–57–2 conf · Tailgreeter Cure Bowl (L)7–2Tailgreeter Cure Bowl (L)–
20200–60–6 conf0–6––
20195–74–4 conf4–4––
20188–67–2 conf · CHERIBUNDI BOCA RATON BOWL (L)7–2CHERIBUNDI BOCA RATON BOWL (L)–
20178–56–2 conf · QUICK LANE BOWL (L)6–2QUICK LANE BOWL (L)–
20165–75–3 conf5–3––
20158–66–3 conf · SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL (L)6–3SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL (L)–
201411–38–1 conf · BOCA RATON BOWL (L)8–1BOCA RATON BOWL (L)–
201312–28–1 conf · SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL (L)8–1SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL (L)–
201212–29–0 conf · DISCOVER ORANGE BOWL (L) · Final #229–0DISCOVER ORANGE BOWL (L)#22
201111–38–1 conf · GODADDY.com BOWL (W)8–1GODADDY.com BOWL (W)–
201011–38–1 conf · uDROVE HUMANITARIAN BOWL (W)8–1uDROVE HUMANITARIAN BOWL (W)–
20097–65–3 conf · INTERNATIONAL BOWL (L)5–3INTERNATIONAL BOWL (L)–
20086–75–3 conf · Postseason game not named5–3Postseason (not named)–
20072–101–6 conf1–6––
20067–65–3 conf · Postseason game not named5–3Postseason (not named)–
20057–56–3 conf6–3––
20049–37–1 conf · Postseason game not named7–1Postseason (not named)–
200310–26–2 conf6–2––
20028–47–1 conf7–1––
20016–54–3 conf4–3––
20006–54–3 conf4–3––
19995–65–3 conf5–3––
19982–92–6 conf2–6––
19970–110–8 conf0–8––
19961–10–––
19953–83–3 conf3–3––
19944–63–3 conf3–3––
19933–73–3 conf3–3––
19925–6–––
19912–9–––
19906–5–––
19898–2–––
19887–4–––
19875–4–1–––
19862–9–––
19854–74–4 conf4–4––
19844–6–13–5–1 conf3–5–1––
19839–28–1 conf8–1––
19825–55–4 conf5–4––
19813–72–7 conf2–7––
19805–44–3 conf4–3––
19795–4–13–3–1 conf3–3–1––
19785–52–4 conf2–4––
19773–82–5 conf2–5––
19761–80–6 conf0–6––
19753–72–3 conf2–3––
19743–7–––
19736–4–––
19725–4–––
19713–5–1–––
19702–7–––
19693–7–––
19682–7–––
19670–4–––
19660–1–––

Conference records aren’t recorded for earlier seasons, so those rows show overall records only.

3 further seasons include postseason games our source doesn’t name. They may be bowls, conference championship games or other postseason games, so they aren’t added to the bowl total above.